Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-16

bbls.; Iosco county, Bless bbls, Huron
county, -, S22 bbls 50. Clair county, 81.
49l bbls. Mason county, 2s,s5O bbls. Mid
land county, 2, 40 bbls. total, 467, 0}5 bbls
Adrian's largest and most rapidly grow
ing industry is the preparation OF Canned
fruits and vegetables. In the busy season
three large factories, employing about 32I
hands place upon the market over 10000
cans Of tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, etc.
beginning late in August or early in Sep
TENDER and ending their work about the
time the last of their material is marketed
There is intense excitement in tho Will
age of killmaster, Altoona county. For
about ten days the Killmaster and Tawas
mining company bored for gas, when a
powerful vein was struck at the depth Of
230 feet. When lighted the flame shot in
TO the air nearly 100 feet, out of seven
inch pipe Everybody is elated at the
outcome. Another well will be sunk al
once in the hope of striking oil.
While the men were firing blast at the
| South Jackson mine, near Negaunee, some
timbers that were supporting the roof OF
the mine were loosened, and large guam
! tty of rock and timber fell, instantly kill
ing miner named Thomas Sandercock
Four Others heard the crashing Of the tim
bers and escaped with but slight injuries.
| Sandercock was a married man and leaves
a widow and three children in England
The contract has been let for water
power canal alongside the rapids of st
Mary's river. One thousand men, who
have been working on the Duluth, South
Shore q Atlantic railway, will he put on
the job at once and the work will be com
pleted in sixty days The canal will he
about 1900 feet long fifty feet wide al
pres ent, and later will be wdened rs the
demand shall require. The power from
| this canal wi | he used to propel the street
cars, run elevators, printing presses, etc,
as well as the electric light company s
works
Prof j. Russell Webb died at his resi-
dence in Niles the other morning lie was
G3 years Old. Prof. Webb was widely
known among teachers as author OF prim-
ers and readers nov in use throughout the
country, and the originator of the word
method for teaching primary scholars.
lie was born in WATERFOWL, y. Y. grad
uated from the Albany normal school and
later came to Michigan, settling in Jackson
county, and next in Niles in 1863 lie was
for time resident OF Minneapolis and
subsequently served as principal Of the
Indianapolis schools.
Albert, the l3year old son of julius
Wells of Saginaw, procured q gun from
his fathers barn, one barrel Of which was
loaded. The lad drew out the charge of
shot and endeavored TO explode the pow
der by dropping lighted match into the
muzzle. Two attempts of this kind prov
ed unsuccessful. A younger brother, who
was playing near by, succeeded in accom-
plishing the desired effect by holding "a
lighted match to the tube as the elder
applied his mouth TO the muzZle Of the
barrel. and the contents were discharged
nto his mouth. terribly decorating il and
knocking out several teeth There were
but few grains of shot in the charge all
Of which, however, were received ly the
unfortunate boy. Physicians were imme-
diately summoned, but the nature of the
wound was such that they were unable TO
render any great assistance. Everything
was done towards making the sufferer
comfortable, and his condition is reported
as being favorable for recovery. The
principal injury is underneath aud at the
roots of the tongue. 1t was fortunate the
: hot had been withdrawn from the barrel,
as otherwise the lad would have undoubt-
adly been killed